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A.  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (95B)

B.  24/0230Z

C.  10.1N

D.  58.5E

E.  FIVE/MET-7

F.  T1.5/2.0/S0.0/24HRS

G.  IR/EIR

H.  REMARKS...CONVECTION HAS MARKEDLY DECREASED PAST 6 HOURS WITH
ONLY A SMALL AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THE APPARENT CENTER AND VERY
SCATTERED CONVECTION IN OUTER BANDS. RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY (2251Z
AMSU AND 2319Z SSMI) CLEARLY SHOWS A SEPARATE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
DISPLACED TO THE NE (NEAR 11.6N60.7E AT 2319Z) WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO
LACK OF DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS SOME WEAK CONVECTION NEAR THIS SECONDARY
CENTER. HOWEVER..HAVE GONE WITH POSITION IN THIS CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
CONTINUITY AND DEEPER..MORE EXPANSIVE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT. 2
TENTHS BANDING (WHITE) GIVES DT=1.5. MET AND PT AGREE. FT IS BASED ON DT.

I.  ADDL POSITIONS

    NIL


...RUMINSKI